I was at this show at the beautiful Civic Center. A general admission "dance concert" in a much more pleasant and smaller (12,000 versus 20,000) venue than the Spectrum. The band and the Wall were both in fine form. I was about 40 back and in line with Billy. I was very close to who could have been Jerry Moore, a few feet to my left. Whoever it was had a very impressive recording rig. The Dead were on from the first chord to the end. This is one of the finest shows from what I consider to be their finest era, late 1969 to summer 1976. Excellent renditions of Brow-Eyed Women, China / Rider and the entire second set.
A lot of the crowd didn't know what to make of Phil and Ned.
This recording is very close to how I recall the show sounding.

The Truckin' at this show is extraordinary. It's why i love the Dead so much.

This China Rider is one of my favorites. Very, very well played.

Phil is on point on this night. I had to stop listening to it as one point just to breathe deep and thank the Lord for Phil!

This Truckin' is insane. I'm usually not a big fan of the song and when I saw the 31 minute run time, I was tempted to skip it. But this is one of the finest jams I've heard. Keeps moving and shifting. Did I mention Phil Lesh?!?!? Some real exploration and fun happening here.

The playing throughout this set is great. I even liked Promised Land which is usually just skipable filler 99% of the time for me but Jerry lights it up!

Aside from the usual '74 magic and the notoriety of this Philadelphia two-night run, the "Scarlet Begonias" here is absolutely amazing. I'm not sure why, but 8/4's performance seems to get all the glory, but the jam here is just so much more heady. Just listen to how Jerry, Bob, and Keith weave around each other and add distinctive little fills and changes in unison.

This is the best-sounding version.

Seastones begins with a tranquil prelude, followed by much stillness. This matrix recording allows you to really feel the tension in the audience as Ned makes minor adjustments to the elements of his prepared electric piano whilst Phil ponders the wonders of his shoelaces for almost five minutes until Ned finally manages to coax a high-pitched squeal out of the over-elaborate instrument. Phil responds with a series of squelchy feedback swells until he slouches into a steadier series of resonant drones. Ned explores the gamelan-like possibilities of ring modulation and the two musicians quickly find a groove that settles the crowd into near-paralysis. a call-and response sequence of delicate music concréte ensues, with Phil probing the depths with almost trombone-like slithers. The calmness is interrupted by rhtymic clusters of spiky overdriven circuits that mellows quickly as we are led into a vivid quasi-aquatic arena of slippery-but-friendly anemones. An almost blinding buzzsaw beacon of a drone emerges from the shadow, and the crowd goes wild. the climax brings to mind a raucous confrontation between rival demons as viewed through a peephole in a toilet plunger. More than just a seastones sequence, this performance tells a story. It is somehow akin to a sonic libretto for an unwritten ballet. Very Stravinsky-esque, don't you agree? Great to have a standout Seastones in such a vivid matrix presentation!

Really dig the second half of China Cat jamming into I Know You Rider. The band's sense of timing is pretty impeccable when they're "On". Must Have Been the Roses is another gem. Enjoy!

Another gr8 show from 74'.Jerry sounds awesome.nice sound!!

Just a quick thanks to Dave for this version. I can't imagine how much work goes into producing these matrices(?), but they're awesome. The AUD recording of this show isn't the best, even from an AUD-lover's perspective (the audience's excitement and arena acoustics [if any!] aren't captured very well). But the AUD+SBD matrix here does pump life into the SBD for the best recording we have of this show right now, IMHO. Thanks again!